Security Officer (SWORN)
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CANDIDATE MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE ATLANTA RETIRED POLICE RESERVEMunicipal Court Of AtlantaPosting Expires: Open Until FilledSalary: $35/hourResponsibilities:* Enforces procedural rules and regulations. Ensures the personal safety of staff, visitors, and property. Maintains security and safety for assigned areas. Maintains a working knowledge of the locations of various departments, buildings, access routes, and admitting requirements.* Operate and monitor security control panels, alarms, and related security equipment to provide area and visitor surveillance.* Patrols assigned areas. Checks for suspicious occurrences, and enforces City of Atlanta rules and regulations.* Responds to and investigates situations reported to Control Rooms. Call APD or AFFD authorities to investigate suspicious activities or security violations that require intervention.* Checks Identification of persons entering City of Atlanta facilities as needed. Provide information and directions. Explains rules and regulations.* Maintain a guest registry as directed ensuring that users have left the premises. Reports security and general maintenance problems to the proper authorities.* Maintains logs and records of occurrences, completes necessary paperwork, and may use computer terminal to input and retrieve data.Position Knowledge:* Limited knowledge of the City of Atlanta organizational policies and procedures.Skills:* Verbal and written communication skills.* Regular use of machines that require little training to use.* Advises, screens and refers callers and visitors.* Understand non-routine notes, written instructions, and general policy statements.Supervisory Guidelines:* Supervisor and staff member plan, assign and schedule work jointly.* Supervisor provides instruction only in new situations, methods and procedures that are not clearly related to already existing tasks and duties.Independent Judgment:* Established procedures/policies govern many work situations.* Regular exercise of independent judgment or initiative.* Recognize problems and choose solutions from among several alternatives that are not necessarily governed by established procedures.* Work occasionally requires giving others a general orientation to routine procedures and policies.Working Conditions:* Ongoing possibility of safety risks.* Workday occasionally includes conflicting demands, time pressures, deadlines or emergencies.* Work regularly requires sustained concentration.* Work requires some physical effort and some dexterity.* Must sit, stand and or walk for extended period of time.